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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Water pollution</title>
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  <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4124</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3689/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-17:/action/178499</id>
    <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6460 Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6460/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176830</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-365.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6460 Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6460/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176829</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176573</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176757</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-343.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176572</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176574</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3682 Small Business Energy Innovation Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3682/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/action/176549</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide incentives to small business concerns for innovative energy-efficient technologies and products, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3669 Harmonizing America's Energy, Economy, Environment, and National Security Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3669/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/action/176301</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reduce gas prices by promoting domestic energy production, alternative energy, and conservation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6460 Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6460/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176114</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6460 Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6460/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/action/175663</id>
    <updated>2008-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 28, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7110 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h7110/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/action/174495</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3617 Water Infrastructure Financing Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3617/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/action/174809</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6947 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6947/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/action/172186</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3500 Water Infrastructure Financing Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3500/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-16:/action/171697</id>
    <updated>2008-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3487 Serve America Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3487/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-12:/action/171172</id>
    <updated>2008-09-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3478 Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3478/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/action/171121</id>
    <updated>2008-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6781 To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas or crude oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the coastal zone of the State, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6781/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/169995</id>
    <updated>2008-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas or crude oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the coastal zone of the State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.3298 A bill to clarify the circumstances during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels, and to require the Administrator to conduct a study of discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3298/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/168862</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to clarify the circumstances during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels, and to require the Administrator to conduct a study of discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 31, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6709 National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6709/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/169786</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, to dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy assistance for those in need, and to share a portion of such royalties with producing States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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